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'''Alamut''' (Arabic: آلموت) was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] fortress located in present-day Tehran, Iran. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Under the leadership of [[Hassan-i Sabbah]], Alamut became the site of intense activity for the Assassins. During the medieval period, the castle functioned as the major stronghold for the Order.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Alamut|''Wikipedia'': Alamut]]</ref> | |||
Circa 1227, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]], his former daughter-in-law and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut after [[Abbas Sofian]] staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order. Altaïr remained here for about twenty years, and made several discoveries and inventions here using the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> | |||
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'' | In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading [[Mongols]] and its famous library holdings were destroyed when the castle's library was condemned to be burned by 'Ata-Malik Juwayni', a servant of the Mongol court.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> | ||
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*In Arabic, the name Alamut means "Eagle's Nest." | |||
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Revision as of 12:56, 3 July 2011
Alamut (Arabic: آلموت) was an Assassin fortress located in present-day Tehran, Iran.
History
Under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah, Alamut became the site of intense activity for the Assassins. During the medieval period, the castle functioned as the major stronghold for the Order.[1]
Circa 1227, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, his son Darim, his former daughter-in-law and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut after Abbas Sofian staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order. Altaïr remained here for about twenty years, and made several discoveries and inventions here using the Apple of Eden.[2]
In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongols and its famous library holdings were destroyed when the castle's library was condemned to be burned by 'Ata-Malik Juwayni', a servant of the Mongol court.[1]
Trivia
- In Arabic, the name Alamut means "Eagle's Nest."